Entertainment of Spring and Autumn

Chapter 460 The Spring Festival Begins

Xia Houdi was also able to figure out Xue Mu's plan.

In fact, it is very simple. It is to take advantage of the official ceremony to push the princess issue into the limelight of public opinion. There is no need for any organization at the ceremony. There will inevitably be many dignified officials who think it is necessary to calm down the material dispute and ask for an explanation in person.

The most important weapons of the country are military service and sacrifice. No matter how rough the rituals of the Great Zhou Dynasty are, the annual Spring Festival is also a strict ceremony. Whether you are a member of the royal family or not, the etiquette is different, just like the positions of direct descendants of the sect and ordinary disciples are different. In this limelight, there will definitely be many people who think that a definite answer must be given. There must be an explanation as to what etiquette Xia Houdi should follow and how he should go.

Whether Ji Qingyuan is hosting the ceremony or Liu Wanxi is hosting it, this matter is at the forefront and cannot be delayed.

Xia Houdi sighed: "Are you so sure that my father will grant me the title instead of denying it?"

Zhuo Qingqing smiled: "Even if he denies it, the chief arrester is relieved, right?"

Xia Houdi said: "Why didn't you tell me in advance?"

"Time is running out, and once the chief catcher hesitates, there will never be such a good opportunity again." Zhuo Qingqing said: "Young master said that everything else about the chief catcher is more neat and tidy than men, only the bonds of family ties are sticky. If there is no external force to help, we will always fall into the calculations of some people and regret it sooner or later."

"What's the plan?"

"Ordinary people dare to spread the rumor that the chief catcher of the Six Gates is a child bride? No matter whether the chief catcher believes it or not, our young master does not believe it."

Xia Houdi was silent for a long time, as if he had been persuaded, and finally stopped looking for trouble. He turned around tiredly and said, "Relief is all. Let's see what the result will be tomorrow."

Xia Houdi thought that Xue Mu was trying to force a result, whether it was a princess or liberation. Of course, he didn't know that there was no ambiguity from Xue Mu's point of view. With Liu Wanxi's manipulation, of course it could only be a princess. He used public opinion not to force Ji Qingyuan, but to create a situation where people were calling for him to do things more conveniently for Liu Wanxi.

Liu Wanxi originally suggested that this matter was very troublesome because it was difficult for her to mention the princess's affairs for no reason. But now she realized that it was so easy to do.

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The Spring Festival, a regular ceremony held by the Zhou Dynasty for thousands of years, is held every year on the first day of the first lunar month. Initially, it was meant to wish good weather throughout the year at the beginning of the year. Initially, it was just a blessing ceremony, and officials above a certain level had to participate.

It has been held every year for a long time, and it has gradually accumulated multiple meanings and evolved into the most important sacrificial activity in the country, offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors, offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, and even the emperor reporting his duties to the Ancestral Temple. If the emperor cannot govern, whoever presides over this sacrifice will be equivalent to representing the emperor.

For example, Liu Wanxi this time.

This world has solar terms, but no festivals. The Spring Festival can be said to be the only national statutory holiday throughout the year. On this day, the court and the market are closed, and all shops are closed. All martial arts sects also choose to worship their ancestors on this day, and classes are also closed, so there is no need to practice.

Children are running all over the street, the sound of firecrackers is heard, and the atmosphere is lively and festive.

It is very similar to the Chinese Spring Festival. The most significant difference is that there is no habit of posting couplets in this world.

Officials above a certain level from all over the country came to Beijing to participate in the ceremony. After the ceremony, they stayed in Beijing to report on their duties, which lasted for about ten days before slowly dispersing. Even Yao Wanggu Chen Qianzhen and Zhujian Gu Zheng Yezhi, who did not need to "report their work", rushed to the capital to participate in the ceremony.

It stands to reason that Xue Mu is now a marquis, and he must participate according to law. But he had just sealed it, and he was not on the ceremony list of the Ministry of Rites, so everyone turned a blind eye and refused to take it seriously, regardless of where he was. What's more, none of the eight sects have participated in it for many years... It is common sense for martial arts sects to disobey control. Xue Mu also belongs to the martial arts sect.

Xue Mu stood on the high platform in the palace, vaguely looking at the bustling scene in the capital, with longing eyes.

It’s Chinese New Year...

The first New Year spent in this world.

It is said that the pace of modern times is fast, while the pace of ancient times was slow. But in this world where strong men can fly thousands of miles back and forth, in the context of a sect's rapid rise using development methods from another world, and in an environment where hundreds of schools of thought are competing for the Tao, Xue Mu feels that this pace of life is actually very... Come on, it seems that there are countless things to do every day. I have been buried in it for many years, but suddenly I look up and realize that I have just passed the first year.

It felt like it had been a long time, long enough for him to forget what the other world looked like, vaguely like a dream.

Is this world a dream, or is the earth a dream? I can’t tell the difference, and I don’t want to tell the difference.

He turned his head and his eyes fell on the imperial garden.

Weiye and Ye Guying ran around the garden, and the laughter of the young and old girls was so refreshing. After putting on the palace maid's clothes and throwing away the large cloak, Ye Guying's true appearance was truly revealed in front of Xue Mu today.

Unsurprisingly, she has a thin figure. Even her collarbones are visible under the palace maid's clothes. However, it does not make people feel that she is skinny and awkward. Instead, she has a special kind of wild bodybuilding. Her snake-like waist can only be held in one hand, and her breasts and hips are in a moderate and well-proportioned ratio. A dagger is pinned to the side of the leg. The leg muscles are elastic and strong, and have the most typical health and beauty of a warrior in this world.

Just like when the clouds break and the moon comes, the flowers under the cloak suddenly bloom, becoming brighter for a moment, and the contrast between before and after is particularly strong.

This is all expected... What is unexpected is...

She actually has short hair.

There are broken hairs on the forehead, but the tips do not reach the neck, just barely above the ears. Xue Mu, who was used to seeing long hair in this world, was really stunned for a long time when he looked at the only short hair he saw.

Ye Guying only had one explanation: "Long hair affects tasks."

Then he seemed to feel that he was very ugly. He pursed his lips and tilted his head. Before Xue Mu could express his opinion, he turned around and picked up Weiye and ran towards the garden.

"Lone Ying!" Xue Mu suddenly shouted.

Ye Guying, who was running to catch butterflies with Weiye, turned her head in confusion: "What are you doing?"

"You are beautiful!" Xue Mu continued to shout.

Ye Guying blinked her eyes and suddenly laughed: "Stop doing this and fawning over your concubines and princesses. We little assassins are just looking at the erotic palace!"

Xue Mu also smiled and looked towards the east of the palace city again, deep in the clouds and mist.

There is a high platform there, surrounded by clouds and mist, with the solemn Royal Ancestral Temple and the Qiankun Cauldron. There is a very large square and a solemn altar outside the gate. The east gate is always closed, but it was opened today to allow people to worship.

Xiao Qingwu is not here today, she and her master Chen Qianzhen are both there, Liu Wanxi and Eunuch Li are not here either, they must host the ceremony.

Xue Mu really has no intention of having fun. The biggest show today is not in the palace, but in the Ancestral Temple.

He seemed to be able to see Liu Wanxi standing in front of the Imperial Ancestral Temple in full dress, accompanied by Eunuch Li. There were two rows of princes standing on the left and right, and behind the prince were a large number of members of the royal family.

On the square, there were hundreds of officials. Four people, Su Duancheng, Li Yingqing, Zheng Yezhi, and Chen Qianzhen, stood at the head and solemnly spoke in unison: "Sacrifice, the most important ceremony of the country is to have etiquette first and then the sacrifice! If Mr. Xiahou is of the blood of the emperor, please If the ceremony of entering the royal family is nonsense, please go to the top of the ministers. Yesterday, the ministers came to perform, hoping to clear the world's doubts. I wonder what your majesty's instructions are?"